Shutters



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN GUNNER, JR.,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SWING-BOLT FOR FASTENING SHUTTERS.

T 0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN GUNNER, Jr., of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Article for Builders Use, called the Swing-Bolt; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof.

T o enable others to make and use my invention I proceed to describe its construction and operation, reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed and making part of this specification, Figure 1, diagram, showing the position of the swing bolt with regard to the window opening; here the shutter is shown fastened back; Fig. 2, another position of the shutter being fastened back part way; Fig. 3, elevation of a shutter to which the swing bolt is applied; Fig. 4, plan of the lever, A, and the hub, O; Fig. 5, elevation of the same; Figs. 6 and 7, the shutter piece; Fig. 8, the lever and holt separate from the hub; Fig. 9, the hub (in plan) separate; Fig. 10, the hub; Fig. 11, the hub and lever.

I affix to the inside of a shutter the shutter piece, Figs. 6 and 7. This is a plate of iron, having at the end nearest the hinge a channel or slot, E, and a hole intended to receive the lever, A, and pin, H. Arranged along the face of the shutter plate are holes, E, cut perpendicularly in projections, toreceive the pin of the lever and hold the shutter open at an desired angle. I set the hub, C, to the Inside of the window frame outside the sash (in the channel where sits the upper sash). It is screwed firm in its position. Into this is set the bolt, G, of the lever. The bolt is about six inches long and has at its lower end a nut or head to prevent its being drawn out from the hub. In case of an attempt by a burglar to lift the shutter, this bolt would allow the shutter to rise, and yet hold it securely shut.

The hub has a slot at top (see Fig. 9) and is peculiarly formed. When the shliztter is thrown open the lever drops into this slot, D, and holds it back against the wall outside. In that case the pin, H, sits in the first hole and the end of the lever is in the slot, E. If the shutter is to be but partially open the pin, H, is dropped into one of the other holes, F.

The lever is a bar of wrought iron. The outer end has on it a downward projection, called the pin, H. The lever, at about three or four inches from its outward end is bent at an angle of about 45 degrees from its general line, so that the angle of the slot, D, and that of the end of the lever combined, make a right angle'with the window frame where the hub is attached.

lVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The use of bolt lever A and hub O constructed and operating as described in connection with the catch plate B when the same is cast with a channel E the whole being employed in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

J. GUNNER, JR.

fitnesses BRUEN G. I/VARREN, DANIEL FITZGERALD. 

